Today, I will try to sort out the stick up cam confusion…because I am confused on why Ring decided to change their stick up cam ..line up. Early, this year, Ring released the 2nd version of their stick up cams..which was pretty much different and improved version from their original one several years ago…
They offered the “wired” version and a battery powered version plus a battery version with a solar panel…they look almost the same but their features and performance are different.. and the main notable difference aside from a different FOV are that the wired one has customized motion zones, uses both PIR and algorithm in motion detection, 3 second recording buffer and a PoE port if you want power over ethernet..which means in performance, the “wired” version bascially is way better than the battery version… I did a video of the comparison and also individual reviews on these cameras and I will link it down below…
So, now, I’m not sure if sales were down with these offerings that Ring decided to change it.. and I’m not really sure if this is a good move…as you can see in the initial amazon reviews…I wasn’t really wanting to check and review this because I was thinking that Ring might just wanted to lower their price offerings and the cameras would be basically the same…
I did check it out at Best Buy though during my weekly visit…and when I was reading the specs on the Plug in version… BTW, if you haven’t been following my channel…I have said before that I like and recommend the plug in versions or the wired versions of the Ring cameras… like the Ring Pro doorbell.. and also the Ring floodlight cam, spotlight cam plug in and mount versions… anything that has a battery as to Ring, I will pass on it and will go with the wired one if I can….and this is because of how battery powered cameras are designed…they are designed to save battery..so, their motion detection is not that customizable, they will only record in 30 second increments and will not have the 3 second pre-recording like the wired ones…
Anyways, when I was checking the specs of the stick up cam plug in version…and In the power section, it says plug in to a power outlet but you can add a quick release battery pack (sold separately) for backup power…and that got me intrigued that I have to buy it…
Driving home, I was already thinking the backup power is usually a moot point because Ring cameras records to a cloud and will need the WIFi to upload the footage to the cloud..and when power is out, then usually your router will have no power also…unless you have a UPS backup power supply…
Anyways..we will do a quick unboxing and see what is new with these new stick up cams…
Features first which is the usual.. it records in 1080p HD video, 2 way talk, motion activated, night vision and plug in power…
Also, this camera has a 130 degree FOV.. which the older plug in stick up cam has a wider 155 degrees FOV
And as you can see here in the requirements…you can add a ring battery pack for back up power..
Let’s open the box..
We have the setup guide..
we have a window sticker
we have the user manual..
We have the ring protect flyer…
We have the power supply and the hardware mounting box.. and inside
we have a 15 foot outdoor cable
we have an 8 foot adapter plug..and a barrel plug to the camera.
and the plug can be removed so that the outdoor power cable can be attached and increase the total length of the outdoor cable to 23 feet…
Push and slide the plug part out…
and then, you can slide and push in the plug in part of the outdoor cable…
there are 4 holes on the power adapter where you can screw it in a wall…
Then, we have security and mounting screws and plastic anchors…
Then we have the camera itself…
We have the lens, IR LEDs, light sensor and PIR motion sensor in the front and have the speaker below it…
At the back we have a couple of rubber plugs that cover the power port.. and a 1/4 20 thread to connect the camera for a wall install…
Then, we have a lock/unlock icon in the bottom to open up the camera..
We have the camera stand which is connected to the camera using a 1/4 20 screw..
Uncrew the bottom and you will see a battery compartment where you can install a quick release battery pack for back up power… and an orange reset button…
Ok, after I unboxed the camera, I realized that the stickup cam…the plug in, the battery and the solar versions have the same camera… the difference is in the accessories that comes with it… so the plug in will come with the power cables..the battery version will have the battery and the solar which is more expensive will add the solar panel to the battery version..
The 2nd generation plug in stickup cam was then renamed the stick up cam elite… and they included their PoE adapter and priced it for 200 dollars..
Now, instead of showing you the setup which I have done in my previous Ring videos, I’ll skipit on this one… but just follow the prompts in the app..and you will be able to easily connect the camera.
What I found out that this camera functions as a battery powered camera…even when Ring states that this is a plug in version…so, I’ll show you their motion detection settings…
As you can see, it only has a slider to adjust the motion sensitivity.. scroll to left to decrease and right to increase sensitivity…
They also have a feature called motion verification which supposedly will increase accuracy, reduce unwanted notifications and just capture what matters most…
This feature reduces unwanted motion notifications and trims the footage if motion stops before the recording ends…and when you turn it ON…it will state that motion notifications will be delayed because it uses additional video processing…and when you turn this ON… then there is another setting that you can adjust..click continue and now the motion zone is divided in 3 sections where you can toggle on or off a section…this is the same setup on the older 2nd generation battery version stick up cam..unlike the wired Ring cameras that will have customizable motion zones..
Another feature that they added which this feature debut on their peephole doorbell is the privacy zones…where you can add up to 2 privacy or blocked zones… please note that you will still get notifications and the camera will still record even you blocked off the view…
Ok…just an FYI to people that are new to Ring… Ring cameras works without a subscription..the only thing that you are not able to do is to review recorded footage…so motion notifications, live view, 2 way audio will work but without a subscription, you will not be able to view the recorded footage… subscription starts at 3.00 per month or 30 bucks annually per device or the protect plus plan which is 10 bucks a month or 100 dollars annually for unlimited cameras and also includes professional alarm monitoring if you have the Ring alarm…
Talking about the Ring alarm.. a lot of reviewers at Amazon complained about this camera and all other Ring camera’s lack of integration with their Ring Alarm…
Actually, this is not really true because there is an integration…you do have to go to the alarm base station’s setting to set this up… click linked devices…and you will see that when your Ring alarm goes into entry delay or sound the alarm, your other devices will…and scroll down to your camera that you want to record..which like this camera, stick up cam 3…so when alarm goes into entry delay or when it goes off, this camera will start recording.
You can then turn off motion alerts and recording on the camera if you want and it will only turn on to record when the alarm triggers it…Some customers also want the camera’s siren to go off but at this time, it is only the cameras that will start recording or lights and camera lights to turn on… so there might be more integration in the future…
What are your thoughts on this one guys? For me.. It is good that the pricing has lowered down to 100 bucks but I didn’t like that the plug in version is actually the same as a battery powered camera…which means..less customizable motion zones and no 3 second pre-recording…but if you really think about the original stick up cam.. it was battery powered also…So, if you want the “wired” or plug in features, you need to get the stick up cam elite which is more expensive or their smaller indoor cam which is cheaper.
Ring Stick Up Cam Wired 2018 Review – youtu.be/BHzyGW0Agb8
Ring Stick Up Cam Battery 2018 Review – youtu.be/0H1yDufsiMg
Ring Stick Up Cam Wired vs Battery – youtu.be/PTwRnCTJC7c
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